Senior User Researcher Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior User Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior User Researcher daily rate in the UK excluding London is £466, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 360 400
Rank change year-on-year -36 +40 +76
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 3 2 10
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.018% 0.012% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.013% 0.051%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 7
10th Percentile £461 - £470
25th Percentile £463 - £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -19.04% - -
75th Percentile £468 - £584
90th Percentile £470 - £588
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% -3.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 15,267 15,498 19,465
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.65% 92.15% 93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,456 8,907 12,909
10th Percentile £206 £220 £213
25th Percentile £363 £375 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,487 1,065 1,262
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.73 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £19.50 £18.30
Median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +85.42%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -32.03% -17.32% +54.84%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior User Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior User Researcher
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Scotland - 2 £466 -
Wales - 1 - -
Senior User Researcher
UK

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Senior User Researcher contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Co-Creation
2 2 (66.67%) Contextual Inquiry
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Journey Map
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Usability Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Design Sprint
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Miro
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Miro
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Co-Creation
2 2 (66.67%) Contextual Inquiry
2 2 (66.67%) Journey Map
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Usability Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Product Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft